>> it was a slow finish for the ravens. keith mills will have more. >> take a look at that. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we have some school delays to report because of the fog. no morning pre-k. i could not tell where that was from that shot. >> it is pretty effect. be careful. it will take a couple of hours. we will get some sunshine to

break through. 46 right now at the airport. 64 for the high temperature this afternoon. a cold front is scheduled to move through later today. fog this morning. then some rain fall and sunshine. >> good morning. the fog impacting your morning rush. we have an accident at eastbound 100 near 29. this one is gone at little patuxent parkway. you will need some extra time. eastbound 32, the scene of another crash. northbound traffic at 175 on 295. scene of 100 a, the

another accident. we have defective traffic light set at york and northern. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. 12 minutes on the west side outer loop. we will keep you posted on the early morning accident. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> an off-duty police officer was shot trying to break up a crowd over the weekend. >> kim dacey as our big story. what do police said happened? >> police say they did get a call sunday morning for the report of a fight. just 10 minutes later, they got

the call for the report of the shooting 10 minutes later. they realized it was one of their own. an off-duty officer came upon a large group of people. he opened his window and asked them to move. that is one of investigators say someone from the crowd fired twice into the vehicle. police are not naming the officer. he was flown to shock trauma, where he was treated and released. police are trying to get a good description of the suspect. >> investigators believe they had no idea he was a police officer. they believe this police officer was not targeted. >> police are asking anyone with information to come forward. 410-307-2020. reporting live, kim dacey, wbal- tv 11 news. >> there will be a news conference to address issues surrounding the city speed camera program. there was an independent test

last weekend to check the accuracy of the cameras. the officers were not able to recreate the error is. the audit was expected to be had completed on friday. >> there were two deadly shootings over the weekend. what happened near druid hill park. the victim later died. officers responded to westwood avenue in west baltimore friday night. they found a man suffering several gunshot wounds to his body. he died several hours later. >> sheila dixon has met all requirements stemming from charges that forced her from

office. now the question is, will she tried to get that job back? she had fallen behind on restitution. she made all payments. jayne miller asked dixon about a possible return to city hall. >> can we talk to about politics? >> can you move the cameras? come on. >> she will have some time to consider a possible run for office. >> president obama is taking his fiscal cliff plan on the road to

michigan. this is a key week for negotiations and it comes one day after the president met with john boehner. hallie jackson has the latest. why is this week so important? >> if there is a deal, both sides have to sell it to their respective sides soon. that is if they can come to a compromise. >> will lie except a tax compromise -- will i accept a tax compromoise? yes? >> i think that is the best route we can take. >> the trade-off for giving in on one of the biggest tradeoffs, the fiscal cliff negotiations. >> it is up to the republican

leadership to say they will cool along with it and then we will start negotiating on the other side. >> some are not backing down, and neither is president obama. today he takes his case to detroit. he had a private talk with john boehner yesterday at the white house. all we know for sure is that the lines of communication are still open. >> i believe we can give businesses and families a sense of security going into the new year. >> the heart of these negotiations comes down to president obama and john boehner. >> what are the biggest roadblocks to a deal?

>> on the right, you have these fiscal conservatives that are insisting they do not want to raise taxes on the wealthy. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> 6:08. 46 degrees at the airport. a launch delay in south korea. >> it will be a busy day for shipping companies. >> we're nearing winter. you can decorate your house with flowers for the holiday. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. killion with early morning fog and drizzle.

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>> good morning. it is a foggy morning. a live look at liberty road. there is low visibility. we fought for the fog to get to

belvedere square. there will be free demonstrations and samples and find the festivities. you're with dutch floral gardens. you will be doing some demonstrations to show people to decorate with flowers. 2:00 and 4:00 on saturday. you are using flowers to make a display. >> it shows how to set it up with flowers and you fill it with everything. i made the candle holders myself with wires. you can stick them men wherever you want to to give it extra christmas flavor.

>> this will make a great centerpiece. >> this will last about two weeks and you can always replace it. >> i love all the different colors. this is a repeating display. this >> is something everybody can do. after the holidays, you can plant it. >> that is grad. eat. >> this is living. it is a plant. to do not have to throw anything away. you can plant it outside afterwards and it will bloom. >> a magical plant.

i love it. thank you. there will be activities all throughout the day at belvedere square. you can take pictures with santa claus. that will be a free event from noon until 5:00 p.m. back to tony in the weather center. she has many different options for plants. >> i saw your gingerbread house last year. yours looked like a palace. i'm an abstract artist. i'm glad you notice that, i am abstract. thank you, ava.

we will start out with some thick fog and some drizzle. a batch of rain will move through this afternoon. 46 in parkton. visibility is down to about a quarter of a mile in most neighborhoods. warm air is ready to push in. temperatures will jump way above average for this time of year. there is a cold front moving across ohio. the warm front move through this morning. a chance for some rain fall later today. the temperatures will get back to average. we can see the rain developing across that front and that

continues to slide to the east. take an umbrella with you today. a chance for a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. high temperature, 64. the 74 cass -- 50 tomorrow. the 40's on wednesday -- forecast -- 50 tomorrow. 6:16. >> good morning. the weather contributing to conditions out there. we have foggy conditions and drizzle. 12 miles per hour on westbound 100. watch for those delays to continue.

northbound 95, a crash prior to route 32. a good deal of fog in that area of howard county. conditions on 95 moving south down towards the fort mchenry. 12 minutes to go from 795 down to 95 on the south side. york road at northern parkway, watch for a defective traffic light. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> north korea has extended the launch window of a controversial long-range rocket. there was a technical deficiency in the first stage control engine module of the rocket.

josh brent is out of jail after posting bond. he is charged with manslaughter after a single car crash that killed his teammate jerry brown. police say josh brent was drunk and speeding. the largest wireless carriers have agreed to relate text messages to 911. the carriers cover about 90% of the population. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think having the option to text 911 is a good thing or a bad thing? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to

watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> today will be the busiest day of the year for fedex. workers will hit the ground running to deliver your package is an presence. will deliver more than 200 packages per second. they have hired 20,000 seasonal workers. hn once your clothing off your nd m wants yourh clothing off your back. teh fed might do more to stimulate the economy. jane king has the bloomberg business report.

hi, jane. >> hello, stan. good morning. have you done a lot of spending online this holiday season? online spending is at $26.6 billion so far this year. it is not over yet. today is expected to be a huge day for online retailers. this may be the busiest week for online shoppers on record. we're watching the calendar and the impending fiscal cliff and a federal reserve meeting og. we did see a drop in consumer confidence. get ready for some on board humor. delta has some unusual safety

videos including a robot passenger. they are designed to recapture passengers interest. one passenger has two left fee t. the average employer gift will be worth about $42. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> thank you. >> 6:21. cincinnati loses and the pittsburgh steelers get trounced. >> the ravens lose in washington. keith mills will have highlights. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

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>> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. not the best conditions out there, dealing with heavy effigy and drizzle. westbound 100, down to 30 miles per hour. watch for those delays.

this is 97 at ben field boulevard. you can see it reduced visibility in that area. there's an accident taking up l least one lane. one accident is gone on eastbound 32. delays on 295, 26 miles per hour. 30 minutes to go through the outer loop stretch, so volume is picking up. 795 at owings mills is still moving pretty well down to the beltway. york road at northern parkway, watch for defective traffic light. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. thick fog should burn

off in a couple of hours. a mixture of sun and clouds. then a chance for some rain this afternoon as a cold front moves through. i don't know what i'm more sick of hearing -- rg3 or fiscal cliff. >> the ravens went off the cliff yesterday. it wasn't the fiscal cliff. 31-28, the ravens lose to the redskins. the steelers and bengals botoh lost. the ravens after rg3 makes his grand antwreentrance.

120 yards rushing. robert griffin iii left with an injury. kirk cousins hits pierre garcon. the game is tied in goes to overtime. a punt return sets up this to win it for the redskins. kai forbath, 34-yard field goal. the ravens blues on a field goal. >> we have a tough one here -- the ravens loose on a field goal. you do not want to overreact on these things. it will be a fight for the

division championship. we have to fight back next week and be ready to go. >> the players and coaches cannot over react. it is an important time for the ravens. they play the broncos next. the ravens unable to stop the redskins. they had a great field position in the third quarter. they didn't lose any ground to the steelers. the steelers got swamped by the chargers. biggest play of the game. ben hit him in the butt and it bounces back into the end zone which is a fumble, a san diego touchdown. ben later throws an interception. the steelers lose by 10.

mark reynolds signs with the cleveland inndians. >> 6:29. 46 degrees at the airport. >> police are still searching for the person who shot an off- duty police officer over the weekend. >> checking on may foga foggy start. >> we celebrate the holidays at belvedere square. we will

>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> tony pann has a check of today's forecast. it is foggy outside. >> visibility down to a quarter

of a mile in some spots. a cold front will move through today and a chance for some rain showers or thunderstorm. 64 is the projected high temperature. >> an off-duty police officer is recovering after being shot. >> it happened early sunday morning in overlea. the officer never read a chance to get out of his car. kim dacey has more. >> police say there was a party going on. there was a call that someone was shot, not knowing it was one of their own. >> i heard the gunshots first, and we looked outside and saw a big group of people. >> all of the commotion was centered down the street in

overlea. it was 3:15 sunday morning. an off-duty baltimore county police officer had been shot twice while sitting in his car. he happened to be driving down the street when he came across a large group of people in the road. >> a subject came out of the crowd with a handgun and fired several times into the vehicle. >> the officer was flown to shock trauma where he was treated and released. >> investigators believe they had no idea he was a police officer. they believe this police officer was not targeted. >> neighbors say the whole situation is unsettling. >> not a good feeling. we will look into moving now. probably. >> please call if you have any information.

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police are looking for a deadly hit-and-run suspect and hope a new surveillance picture will help. the woman was at the shell gas station. she got into her car and hit a man and took off. the victim died. he was hit after he left the store after buying some water. the woman was driving a black mazda. take another look at a picture of the woman. call city homicide if you know the woman. >> a new hotel is in the works for the mount vernon neighborhood.

it will be called the ivy. the group bought the property early this year. there'll be 18 high-end guest rooms. skeptics are concerned the nearby jail could discourage some guests from staying. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it is a busy start. it will take some extra time because we are dealing with fog and drizzle. we have an accident and you can see the red leading up to the accident scene. this one is clear on eastbound 32. 21 on southbound 295 down towards 32.

a slowdown on the west side outer loop. 70 minutes to gain from 795 down towards edmondson -- 17 minutes to go from 795 down towards edmondson. this is a live picture of 95 at white marsh. you can see the fog in the area. defective traffic light said at york road and northern parkway. delays south of that around middletown. this is 83 at york road. we will keep you posted on any new problems. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie joins us live from belvedere square. >> they are having a holiday

event this saturday from 12:00 until 5:00 p.m. a lot of shops will get into the holiday spirit. we come back, we will show you some coffee demonstrations. i am getting a sneak peak this morning. let's get to the seven-day forecast. it is pretty warm outside. the morning is very foggy. a cold front is coming through. that is one the temperatures will drop down. highs only mere 50 degrees tomorrow. a storm maybe moves up the coast

on wednesday. we may have to talk about a wintry mix. more details coming up in just a few minutes. >> 46 degrees at the airport. how one father became the ultimate gift and surprised his daughter. cross did the ducks the road?

>> there is some pretty heavy fog to deal with. take a look at this. they were taking their ducks on a walk to a local pond. it caused quite a bit of it headache for drivers. it took more than two hours to reach the pond. >> families take to kids to the store so their kids can tell santa claus what they want for christmas. she told santa claus she wanted her father to come home from afghanistan. he was waiting to come out and

surprise her. don't you love those stories? >> i really do. very cute. 6:42. still ahead, a look at the top stories. >> a new accident on the beltway. >> we have some closings and delays scrolling on your tv. you can see the fog. stay tuned. stay tuned. the weather is

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6:44. john cardinal will hold a news conference later today to address issues around the speed camera program -- john cardin. a number of cars were falsely ticketed. there were separate testings of the cameras. if the supreme court decides congress can decide benefits to couples, that will affect maryland's same-sex couples. the ravens will try to remove the sunday's loss from their memories. the redskins got a winning field goal to beat the ravens.

next up, the ravens host the broncos on sunday. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. dealing with fog and drizzle. that is creating some problems. possibly some lane closures. 35 southbound on the harrisburg express. a live picture at york road shows how foggy it is. westbound 100, another spot that is foggy. another crash northbound 95 just prior to 32. 22 miles per hour approaching 100.

21 minutes on the west side. watch for the accident at grove.on and popular growtlar building volume coming out of white marsh. ava marie is at belvedere square. atwe're previewing holiday the square with free activities. i have been nursing this latte all morning. you were saying that there is a lot the goes into them. >> refresh cried our espresso -- grind out lattes.esh-

>> you made this. >> this is >> this is a pecan syrum that i made. >> adds some flavor. >> this is our spice pecan latte. add some syrup into the base of the cup. i have ground this beforehand. milk.we steam the n you want that to be there until it gets to body temperature. >> we are running out of time.

i want to show this fruitcake. >> it has wonderful ingredients, nic flour and rum. respect the fruitcake. >> a lot of demonstrations. you can sample a lot of items. many stores are getting into it. amazing our work here at belvedere square. we will go back to tony in the weather center. maybe we should put your face in there. >> two scoops of folger. i love that. >> you have to put the rum in

there. >> thank you, ava. the big headline is the fog. visibility down to a quarter mile in some parts. we have the thick fog to start. we will get a little bit of sunshine. we have the chance for some rain fall as the front comes through. it is in the 40's right now. warmer temperatures up to the south. this setup and rolling through during the day today. a warm front goes through this morning. the temperatures get back to where they should be for this time of year.

here are the rain showers lined up along the front. there is the possibility of a rumble of thunder here home as well. we start with some think fog and some drizzle. a chance for some rain fall and possibly a thunderstorm. a chance for showers tonight. the seven-day forecast -- dry but chilly. mid 40's on wednesday. a storm will pass south of us on wednesday. dry going into the beginning of the weekend. next chance for rain is on sunday. >> the search continues for the person who shot an off-duty police officer. kim dacey is live with this

morning's big story. >> good morning. police say they did get a call sunday morning for the report of a fight. just 10 minutes later, they got the call for the report of the shooting. they realized it was one of their own. police say an off-duty officer came upon a large group of people. he opened his window and asked them to move. that is when one of the investigators said someone from the crowd fired twice into the vehicle. police are not naming the officer. he was flown to shock trauma, where he was treated and released. the investigation is ongoing. reporting live, kim dacey, wbal- tv 11 news. >> 6:52. coming up, we'll look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> we'll take a last look at weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day.

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>> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked, do you think having the option to text 911 is a good thing or a bad thing? >> we will post more answers on our website, wbaltv.com.

>> here are some stories you'll find at 7:00 a.m. on wbal plus. police in oregon are dealing with a first-time offense for them. two suspects are home with their parents. >> they are decked out with winter clothing. those stories and the latest traffic and weather updates. >> difficult to see outside and we have some drizzle. there is an accident on the north side of the beltway. it will take about 30 minutes to get through that stretch. be careful in that area. watch for a crash at eastern avenue. about 25 minutes travel time from 795 down to edmondson.

another accident on westbound 100 at route 10, backing up traffic. but it all the traffic on the b- w parkway. >> on of the fog is starting to burn off. >> we might get some sunshine to break through the clouds. we have a chance for some showers this afternoon. we will make it up to 64 today. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one.